Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cardington had a population of 1,428 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cardington had a population of 2,076 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is also located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Surprise was located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Pulaskiville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pulaskiville is also located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaskiville
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Climax is also located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Leonardsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Pagetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pagetown is also located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston Center was located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Former name for Kingston Center:
- Kingston Centre
- Chesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint James is also located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Martel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Logan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logan was located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Kilbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kilbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless was located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is also located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iberia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iberia is also located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Owens is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cardington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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